diligent

• adj. 勤勉的；用功的，费尽心血的
• n. (Diligent)人名；(法)迪利让

来自diligence, 勤奋。

diligent

diligent: [14] The underlying meaning of diligent is ‘loving’. It comes via Old French diligent from the present participial stem of Latin dīligere ‘esteem highly, love’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dis- ‘apart’ and legere ‘choose’ (source of English elect, neglect, and select), and so originally meant literally ‘single out’. It gradually passed semantically via ‘love’ to ‘attentiveness’, ‘carefulness’, and finally ‘steady effort’.
=> elect, neglect, select

diligent (adj.)

mid-14c., from Old French diligent (14c.), from Latin diligentem "attentive, assiduous" (see diligence). Related: Diligently.

1. He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place.

他细心且勤奋，我则稀里糊涂。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The historical research was impressively diligent.

该项历史研究非常地认真、彻底。

来自柯林斯例句

3. A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.

炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He is the more diligent of the two boys.

他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.

她真勤快,一会儿也不闲着.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》